It’s right around the corner, Thanksgiving! Traditionally this day of the Turkey is one of my favourites. No pressure of finding the perfect gift, no worries about battling snowstorms to get to the ones you love, and now that I have a daughter away at University it means she’s coming HOME for a few days. So what’s to stress about? Leave it to me to find a few things.
Here are 11 Ways to Completly Ruin Your Thanksgiving:
Wait until the last minute to do your grocery shopping. People go crazy the day before Thanksgiving and line-ups are insane. Avoid the crush and shop early.
Think that your Hubby is going to help get the kiddos ready for the big day. Ha. Right. As with the tradition with all holidays, you shall be the one running around making sure outfits are on point, the dog is fed, and kids are presentable before company arrives. THEN you will look after yourself. Hubby will jump in the shower 20 minutes before the appointed hour and be all ready to go. Irritating.
Buy a frozen turkey for your dinner ….and then forget to defrost that little sucker until oh 1 pm on Turkey Day. Not that I’ve done that.
Say the food will be ready at 5 pm and then don’t serve that meal until 8 pm. Hungry guests are hangry guests.
Setting your expectations too high. Remember, it’s just another day – but with nicer clothes and more dishes.
Eat soo much that you feel sick.
Talk politics. Not the place my friends.
Forget to turn off your cell phone. I love my smartphone as much as the rest of the world but for a few precious hours, turn that little baby off and enjoy the day.
Did you forgot “FRIENDS”? That classic TV show got it right. They didn’t limit their Thanksgiving to Family only. Have a friend who needs a soft place to fall? Save their Thanksgiving Day and make your dinner oh so much better by opening your doors to a friend in need.
Get obnoxiously drunk. Save that for after the guests leave.
Forget to say thanks to the ones you love most. Don’t forget to say thank you. To your kids and Hubby who undoubtedly put up with your crazy as you prep for bird day, your parents and in-laws who taught you all you know about Thanksgiving, and your extended family – joyful, quirky, loving and uniquely yours.
Happy Thanksgiving my lovelies. And big love to all of you who continue to read me year after year. I hope you all have a wonderful, peaceful, pie filled Turkey Day!
A great post and a good read. Luckily I no longer have the problem of doing EVERY SINGLE THING on my own. Now-a-days, I’m always a guest at my son’s or my daughter’s so absolutely no stress for me. 🙂
Turkey Day was really quiet for us this year,no one came home for the holiday so it was quiet and no problems !
I hat when people don’t get off their precious phones, it’s so rude!
Definitely the say 5 be ready at 8 is a bad idea, unless you’re appetizers are really good.
We follow most of those…except politics. (How can you not these days? Although on the other hand, more reason to avoid politics I guess!) We mostly all agree on everything, so things don’t get too crazy 🙂